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Dylan Trepanier of Alexander Optical and Cheryl Gould of Electric Juice Factory have won the 2019 Bears' Lair Entrepreneurial Competition, with each taking home a cash prize of $8,350. The final pitch event was held on April 30, 2019 at The Venue in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Bianca Nucaro / kawarthaNOW.com)

Alexander Optical and Electric Juice Factory win the 2019 Bears’ Lair Entrepreneurial Competition

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Each received a cash prize of $8,350 after pitching to a panel of judges on April 30 at The Venue in downtown Peterborough.
Dr. Roberta Bondar, Canada's first female astronaut, has created and donated a paddle (second from left) for the Campfires & Cocktails fundraiser, which takes place at The Canadian Canoe Museum on May 4, 2019. Also pictured are paddles created (from left to right) by Robert Atyeo, Tia Cavanagh, Randall Knott, and Robyn Jenkins. A total of 14 paddles, as well as cedar-strip canoe constructed by the late Lakefield boat builder Walter Walker, will be auctioned off during the event, with proceeds supporting the museum's educational and public programs. (Photo courtesy of The Canadian Canoe Museum)

Bid on a paddle created by Canada’s first female astronaut at The Canadian Canoe...

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May 4th event features paddles by 14 distinguished Canadians and local artists as well as a cedar-strip canoe by renowned boat-builder Walter Walker.
Heavy rain. (Stock photo)

Significant rainfall returning to the Kawarthas on Wednesday

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20 to 40 millimetres of rain expected during the day and overnight on May 1.
Members of the Jacobs family in front of their new home at 76 Quinquish Road in Curve Lake on April 28, 2019. The home was made possible through a partnership between Curve Lake First Nation and Habitat for Humanity Peterborough & Kawartha Region. (Photo courtesy of Habitat for Humanity Peterborough & Kawartha Region)

Jacobs family receives first-ever Habitat For Humanity home built at Curve Lake First Nation

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Second home of 'Maawandoonan – Coming Together in Partnership' project is now under construction.
A "general strike" will take place on May 1, 2019 in cities across Ontario to protest the policies and recent funding cuts announced by the Ford government. The protests have largely been organized using social media. (Graphic: May 1st General Strike Against Ford @StopDoug / Facebook)

Protests against the Ford government are taking place in 26 cities across Ontario on...

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'May 1st General Strike Against Ford' includes protests in Peterborough and Lindsay.
Kids enjoying camping at Beavermead Campground in Peterborough. (Photo courtesy of Otonabee Conservation)

Warsaw Caves and Beavermead campgrounds open for 2019 season on May 10

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Otonabee Conservation celebrating its 60th anniversary with events and activities at the family-friendly campgrounds in Warsaw and Peterborough.
Staff and board members of the Elizabeth Fry Society of Peterborough pose with Maryam Monsef, Minister of International Development and Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Minister of International Development and Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Peterborough—Kawartha MP, on April 26, 2019 following an announcement of federal funding.. The organization is one of six women's oroganizations in Ontario that are receiving funding under the Government of Canada's Capacity-building Fund. From left to right: board chair Frances Wilbur, Minister Maryam Monsef, board member Marlis Lindsay, board treasurer Mary Goddard, executive director Debbie Carriere, and board member Emily Rashotte with Clive. (Photo: Elizabeth Fry Society of Peterborough / Facebook)

Two women’s organizations in the Kawarthas receive $492,000 in federal funding

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Multi-year funding will help Elizabeth Fry Society of Peterborough and Women's Resources of Kawartha Lakes in Lindsay build capacity.
Hamilton-based folk-roots duo Piper & Carson (Piper Hayes and Carson Ritcey-Thorpe) perform at The Garnet in downtown Peterborough on Wednesday, May 1st, with guest opener Alé Suárez. (Publicity photo)

nightlifeNOW – April 25 to May 1

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Live music listings at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas for the week of Thursday, April 25 to Wednesday, May 1.
In 2017, Little Lake rose above the retaining walls and flooded the parking lot at Ashburnham Lock 20 at Beavermead Park in Peterborough. While water levels are not yet this high, the City of Peterborough remains under a flood warning as water levels will continue to rise along the Kawartha Lakes and Otonabee River and 25 to 45 millimetres of rain is forecast for Friday. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

Flood warning remains in effect for Peterborough as water levels continue to rise

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City encourages residents to take precautions with forecast for 25 to 45 millimetres of rain on Friday .
Car on flooded road during heavy rain

Heavy rain on Friday likely to worsen flooding conditions in the Kawarthas

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Rain will begin overnight on Thursday, with 20 to 40 millimetres possible by Friday night.
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